On 1/15/05 8:00 PM, "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use a TMDA-like system where messages from unknown senders receive a > challenge message. If they reply to the challenge, that message is then > delivered to me. This way, if somebody new writes me and they receive the > challenge (like, if their spam software doesn't delete it!), I'm much more > likely to get the message. The problem with this system is it punishes the good: "Prove you did nothing wrong". It also makes others responsible, in a way, for your spam problem: "I don't want to deal with it so jump through a hoop for my convenience." I know many mailing lists that will boot you off the list at the first sign of such a system, and not let you back on. And yes, it does happen, regularly, since mail from a mailing list, in non-digest mode, comes from the sender, not the list. There are ways, such as Postini, ( a great system), and client anti-spam methods that don't require other people to prove their innocence, as it were, and they're about as effective. But, until spam is no longer profitable, it will always be a problem. john -- "Squeaky wheel gets the kick" Baldur's Gate -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
